‘Security agencies ready for poll’

Ondo State Police Commissioner Danladi Mshelbwala yesterday assured that security agencies were fully ready for the October 20 governorship election.

Mshelbwala spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure, the state capital.

He explained that the police, in collaboration with other security agencies, were ready to forestall violence during the poll.

He said: “We are aware of the security challenges ahead of us in the coming election, and we are not leaving any stone unturned in our preparations to forestall violence during the election.

“So, those who are planning to foment trouble should desist from doing so in their own interest, because we are going to provide more than enough security agents in all parts of the state.”

The police chief said the security agencies had taken proactive measures to prevent violence before, during and after the election, adding that the police in particular had held meetings with stakeholders on the need to shun violence.

Mshelbwala warned those scheming to disrupt the poll, saying the police and other security agencies would deal decisively with anyone caught.

He advised parents to monitor their children to ensure that they were not used by desperate politicians to perpetrate malpractice or cause violence during the election.